Daily Republican., 1887-02-17

luton which was unAL lmOusly ooOpSou:
WHEREAS, This House having heard
this morning Of the affiiction Of W. r.
Hmalley, member OF this House, In the
death Of his wife,
Resolved. That We tender to our fel.
low member In this his hour Of bereave-
meut our heartfelt sympathy.
Mr.. Mulligan offered . joint resolu'
tion OF adjournment until Wednesday
morning 1t II O'Clock. Adopted.
Adjourned.
This Mornings Court.
Court re.Convened at 10 o'clock this
morning with eli the judges presel I,
and resumed the consideration Of the
case OF Ferris Giles VI. Tho Diamond
State Iron Company.
Joseph Hyde was recalled and testi.
6ed that the car In which he was at the
West Yard during the storm Of July
boarings, weighed four or i've tons.
GeorRc W. Wright was sworn. and
testified that at the time of the accident
| no was ON Claymon stress. about $50
yards from the building. There was .
very strong aust OF wind, which blew
his hat Of and blew 1t some distance.
He saw considerable dust, but nos ~
much ~ after the building fell.
John Ford testified that when the
building blew down he was 1T what 10
known - the bar mill, In the old build
ing. About or : O'Clock he WAS ut the
water tank, when sudden storm came
up which blew the dirt and debris into
the mill and forced the witness toward
the cupboard; In about two minutes
after y ard the mill fell,
On croes-ex am instion he said that he
still works for the Diamond State Com
pany.
john Scott, oolored, testified he was
working for the Diamond State Com.
pany when the building went down.
He was working in shed with q low
roof, and about the time the building
blew down the wind carried the rain
into the shed until 1t wet him to the
waist. At the time he WAS looking
toward the new building, and - the
wind struck 1t 1t seemed like . shock,
1t t0ttered for . moment and then went
down.
Harry F. Todd testified that on July
29th, 1885. he was standing in the west
END Of the ware house of the Diamond
State Company. He saw the wind blow
the dust and ciudtrs, with which the
yard 10 covered, ell around, and heard
them strike against the building.
VIM. L. Jefferis WAS employed by the
Diamond State Iron Company at the
time the accidens occurred, but works
now for the Kennebec Toe Company He
WAS In the warehouse when the storm
came up and heard the binders dashed
against the sides.
George E Thompson affirmed, and
4 Naas RaA thAe a. 81 A.
dent he was manager OF the Old Ferry
mil, and when the storm came up he
WAS standing In the old mill with his
face toward the new building. He
noticed as the wind became stronger 1t
com menced TO blow the chips and shaw.
ing diagonally mp the roof toward the
ventilator; in little time he saw the
new building 60 down.
In answer to Mr.. Bird, the witness
said that the old building is entirely
frame.
| William l.. Todd, another employe
OF the company, testified that he is "a
double cousin" OF George ". Todd, the
treasuIer OF the company. Tho day of
the accident he was In tue office calcu
latiDg at his table, when the noise of
1.-THE dirt blowing against the window
tstartled him so that he left his work to
look out. He say part OF the building
when 1t fell, aud 1t commenced to 20 at
the end where 1t was most exposed. He
had been employ ed by the company for
flour OF five years, and had never W.
messed storm like this before
William r Grant testified that he
was employed by the Diamond Sta te
Company in July, 1885, and at the time
the storm came up he was coming Out
OF the wheelwright shop about ave feel
from the end OF the mill. and saw scmt
pieces of board six or eight feet Ions
blown down. He started across the
track TO go TO his work when he heard
the mill go down.
Il William T. Cause testified that on
the 29th OF July, 1885 he was In the
yard OF the Z ~ Gebsc Ice 81 Coal Com
papy, about hve or six hundred feet
, from the building which fell. The
storm caused Considerable dust and
dirt to rise ia the yard, and he wen
into The Ice house, where some mer
=. were employ ed IN covering ice.
The wind seemed to strike the larp,
Ice house in blasts and caused 1t t,
. rock. Some of the men became fri sht
3 ened and wanted to leave the bnild ing
. but the witness told them that as It ws
half full Of ice he did not think Their,
1 was any danger. The iron company
bpildinz went down during one Of tn
blasts and the msl then ran on, of tn
O ice house.
IL Washington Hastings testified ths
} Ibe is . manufacturer OF iron and stee]
d Mr. Lore 81 ked him IL he remembere,
when the cupola was blown down o.
Hillss & jones' building, but upo
q Mr.. Bird OH citing, and the objection
{ being sustained by the Court, he wa
o. allowed to leave the stand.
81 Joseph Hyde WAS again recalled, an
Itesti ted thss since 1876 ne has been en-
" gagged as contractor for bridges an
large buildings, among them being til
NEW almshouss, which ne, with NJ,
!, tJohngoD, constr ucted few years agf
Mr.. Lore stslel that he lad called th.
"a witness rs al expert, but Mr Gray OF
jected on the gIoui d that ne is a ms
, Ichinis: and not builder. Ia reDl
Mr.. Bradford urged mat as the plair
tiffs hsd examined Mr.. McMenami1
ar Who admitted that nc was not brick
. layer or carpenter. they had an equi
!, right to examiue Mr.. Hyde. he sal
that he wal ted to show that with Jh
IN storm which ragged that day the wal
N would have gone Gown, even thOug
IA they had been thirty inches thiok.
The court decided that 30 present I'll
limony o; this nature 1t would be nece
p cary for the witness to be an expo
a. builder.
Joseph l. Carpenter, Jr testifie
nj that he had an experience Of TWEEN,
ia years In building h this city and but
aeou 120 ding, among them b ir
=. tae 5ecoI d st -se5 n,arket house.
nj Mr. Lore asked hlI, if from wha.
m heard of this wall 1t WA not bis oplI
ion that even IL this wall had bee
tn rtetn Instead OF L Inc inches thick,
wound have gone down With the storm
and he replied that he sorghti, soul